Table C.2.
Sample statistics.
| Variable | Matched surveys 2020 |
Survey 2018 |
Sweden |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | Mean | SD | N | Mean | SD | Mean | |
| Age | 967 | 46.70 | 15.80 | 197 | 47.55 | 11.44 | |
| 18–25 years | 967 | 0.10 | 0.29 | 197 | 0.03 | 0.17 | 0.12 |
| 26–35 years | 967 | 0.20 | 0.40 | 197 | 0.13 | 0.34 | 0.18 |
| 36–45 years | 967 | 0.18 | 0.39 | 197 | 0.25 | 0.43 | 0.16 |
| 46–55 years | 967 | 0.22 | 0.41 | 197 | 0.30 | 0.46 | 0.17 |
| 56–65 years | 967 | 0.17 | 0.38 | 197 | 0.25 | 0.43 | 0.14 |
| 66 years and older | 967 | 0.14 | 0.34 | 197 | 0.04 | 0.20 | 0.24 |
| Female | 967 | 0.51 | 0.50 | 197 | 0.55 | 0.50 | 0.50 |
| Region Stockholm | 967 | 0.33 | 0.47 | 197 | 0.32 | 0.47 | 0.23 |
| Region Östra Mellansverige | 967 | 0.14 | 0.34 | 197 | 0.12 | 0.33 | 0.17 |
| Region Småland med öarna | 967 | 0.06 | 0.24 | 197 | 0.07 | 0.25 | 0.08 |
| Region Sydsverige | 967 | 0.14 | 0.35 | 197 | 0.11 | 0.32 | 0.15 |
| Region Västsverige | 967 | 0.20 | 0.40 | 197 | 0.22 | 0.41 | 0.20 |
| Region Norra Mellansverige | 967 | 0.06 | 0.24 | 197 | 0.07 | 0.26 | 0.08 |
| Region Mellersta Norrland | 967 | 0.02 | 0.16 | 197 | 0.03 | 0.17 | 0.04 |
| Region Övre Norrland | 967 | 0.05 | 0.21 | 197 | 0.05 | 0.22 | 0.05 |
| Single | 967 | 0.38 | 0.48 | 197 | 0.45 | 0.50 | |
| Living apart | 967 | 0.04 | 0.20 | 197 | 0.04 | 0.20 | |
| Couple | 967 | 0.25 | 0.43 | 197 | 0.19 | 0.40 | |
| Married | 967 | 0.31 | 0.46 | 197 | 0.31 | 0.46 | |
| Other civil status | 967 | 0.02 | 0.14 | 197 | 0.01 | 0.07 | |
| Elementary school | 967 | 0.07 | 0.25 | 197 | 0.06 | 0.24 | |
| High-school | 967 | 0.34 | 0.47 | 197 | 0.37 | 0.48 | |
| Professional training | 967 | 0.17 | 0.37 | 197 | 0.18 | 0.38 | |
| University student | 967 | 0.04 | 0.19 | 197 | 0.03 | 0.16 | |
| University degree | 967 | 0.38 | 0.48 | 197 | 0.35 | 0.48 | |
| Research degree (e.g., PhD) | 967 | 0.01 | 0.12 | 197 | 0.02 | 0.12 | |
| Income SEK 5,000 | 967 | 0.06 | 0.23 | 197 | 0.08 | 0.27 | |
| Income SEK 15,000 | 967 | 0.21 | 0.41 | 197 | 0.20 | 0.40 | |
| Income SEK 25,000 | 967 | 0.20 | 0.40 | 197 | 0.21 | 0.41 | |
| Income SEK 35,000 | 967 | 0.16 | 0.37 | 197 | 0.15 | 0.36 | |
| Income SEK 45,000 | 967 | 0.11 | 0.31 | 197 | 0.12 | 0.33 | |
| Income SEK 55,000 | 967 | 0.10 | 0.30 | 197 | 0.08 | 0.27 | |
| Income SEK 65,000 | 967 | 0.07 | 0.25 | 197 | 0.06 | 0.23 | |
| Income SEK 75,000 | 967 | 0.04 | 0.20 | 197 | 0.06 | 0.23 | |
| Income SEK 85,000 | 967 | 0.03 | 0.18 | 197 | 0.02 | 0.14 | |
| Income SEK 95,000 | 967 | 0.02 | 0.16 | 197 | 0.03 | 0.17 | |
| Working | 967 | 0.57 | 0.49 | 197 | 0.44 | 0.50 | |
| Unemployed | 967 | 0.07 | 0.25 | 197 | 0.07 | 0.25 | |
| Student | 967 | 0.11 | 0.31 | 197 | 0.04 | 0.19 | |
| Pensioner | 967 | 0.19 | 0.39 | 197 | 0.13 | 0.34 | |
| Other occupation | 967 | 0.06 | 0.23 | 197 | 0.05 | 0.22 | |
| No children | 967 | 0.68 | 0.47 | 197 | 0.67 | 0.47 | |
| One child | 967 | 0.16 | 0.36 | 197 | 0.15 | 0.36 | |
| Two children | 967 | 0.13 | 0.33 | 197 | 0.12 | 0.33 | |
| Three children | 967 | 0.04 | 0.19 | 197 | 0.04 | 0.20 | |
| Four children | 967 | 0.00 | 0.05 | 197 | 0.02 | 0.12 | |
| Five children or more | 967 | 0.00 | 0.05 | 197 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
Note: The table shows summary statistics for the two samples we use, the sample with the matched responses from the health behavior and social preferences survey in 2020, matched surveys 2020, and the sample with the matched responses from the health behavior survey 2020 and the survey from 2018, Survey 2018. The comparison data for the whole Swedish population is based on 2020 data.